US942495A - Seed-planter. - Google Patents

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E. o. 'FowLER& T; E. DALY. y

SEED PLANTER. Y APPLIoATIoN PI'LBD sEPT.2,19o.

Patented Dec. 7, 41909.

b oooo'o'o E. c. -FOWLBR & T. E. DALY.

SEED PLANTBR. APPLIU'ATION FILED SEPT. 2,1908.

Patented Deaf?, 1909. Y

SSHEETS-SHEE-T 3.

ERNEST OLEVELANI' '.EOVJLER AND THOMAS E. DALY, OF P'ULASKI, TENNESSEE.

SEED-ELAN TER,

'-if Specification 0f -ettelatent Patented Dec. 7,1909.

" appncu'onliaseptember 2,1998. seriai No. 451,370.`

l' revolving seed-disk.'y Fig. 8 a plan view of the base-plate of the seeding mechanism. Fig. J is a plan view of a fragment of the seeding mechanism showing a detail of the cover-plate, omitting which covers the pintle of the cut-oli'. lig. l0 is a detail section online 10---10 of lFig. t). The fame ol the ii'nplement is or may be constructed from a single bar of angle-iron Be it known thatn'e ERNiis'r CLEVELAND l fin. J"- il ovini-:iz and f i-roaias la. liiiniyeitizens of they United tates-residing ,at lulasln, in the eountyoj: Gilt and State of Tennessee, have l invented eei .mined and useful Improvements in.Seed-Planters; and We do `hereby declaretlie folloniiig to he a full. clear7 and exact description of the invention, such as vJiil enable others skilled. in the .art to which it apportalns` to make and use tliesame.

The principall -objects of this invention are to provide, in a seeding maehine,' improved seed-dropping K.mechanism for planting two kinds of grain or. seed `in eonjunction7 such as corn andpumplrin, contand peas, cottonseed andfpeas, etcl together withmeans for covl A ig the seed'withoutlpacking `or undue 'ressure on ,tli e ,earth above them and to an overlying oval-shaped ridge that 'will slie'flrain and prevent excessivehalri g and hardenin of theearthabove. the germinatingseed; `also to provide improved mechanism for opei .tiiig the seed-dropping devices and. controllingthe 'speed so Yas to .vary the distance between' h ills'as desired.

ltislaffurther object of theiii'vention to provizle fa seed-planter ofv simple and pracl ticahle v Constr uc on?, efficient operation, and one whereinthemechanism consists of comparatively few parts compae'tly, arranged and adapted to be easilyassemhled and talien apart. i i

By referenceto the accompanying drawings, which are to .betalten as a part of this specification,v thevinvention will hereinafter be iii-st fully described and then more particularly pointed out and/ defined the appendedgclaims f .i i .ln saiddri rigs, in which the same reference symbols are used to denote correspondinggparts in differentyiews Figure 1 is a side cleva tion ofa seedii'igiiiachine or. planterembodying this invention, AFig. 2 is tudinal side-hars A connected bya rear yoke memhcr A1 (Figs. 2 and 3). ln constructing this frame, substantially V-shaped cuts arehnade in the horizontal flange of the angle-iron to allow bending it, and these inside corner cuts a.' (Fig. 2) are thus Closed up and may if .desired be practically eliminated hy forging or welding. r-llhis integral or ioiutless structure is quite simple and it makes a strong, rigid and ellicient frame, while the flanges of the angle-iron serve for f convenient. attachment of the parts.

In Fig. i, A? denotes inclined handle-bars and A upright rearwardly-disposed supports therefor, both of which are mounte upon and attached to thelongitudinal framebars A.

lAit' the front of the frame, a yoke-shaped cross-piece B is secured to and hetween the free ends of the longitudinal frame-hars by means of holts inserted tliro'ugl'i the vertical flanges of .the angle-iron'. Said crosspiece is shown formed or provided with a clevis C having the usual plurality of holes for attachment of the draft appliances.

The framel is supported rearwardly on twin driving and covering-Wheels D, operatively geared with the seed-dropping lmechanism inlthe bottom' of thehiox orhopper E; and it supported forwardly by a curved blade or furronv opener (i. The upper end of said blade is shown 1eolted to and littedin a recess in the side 0f thoelevis (l (Figs. l., @and 3),- while the rearlower a lan View' of thesame Fig 3 is a longifend of the blade is bifi'rrcated to straddle and tu inal sectional. view.` --Fi 4r is a trans- ,issecured to the foot of the clude F through l of the seeding verse section on line H ofFigfloking V,which the'grainfor seed is conducted or dean angle-shaped bracket 'f heut intov U-shaped form, providing longli# s.

in the direction'of the arrow and showing posited into the furrow made byV the blade arts in elevation. In this view the seed- (Figs. 13 ande). Lateral arinsf yon the l iopper is represented insection. `Fig. 5 is a face vietv 1n pective .of the multiple pers speed ear. Fig. 6 1s an enlarged planviewyseed-chute E "llfig, 45) arebolted or secured to theunde'i Isides oft e horizontal flanges of the fraaie-bars A, and-betiween said arms mechanism, the hopper being the upper end of the chute is made U-shaped omitted. LFig 7 isa lan view of the same to accommodate the longitudinal powermechanisni omitting' tie cover-plate over the ltransmission sh aft H by Whh .motion is means, for assembling lcarried around by eomnmnicated from the drive-Wheels D to the seed mechanism, as will be hereinafter described.

The seeding mechanism comprises a baseplate J, a tlat perforated annuiusl or seeddisk K revolubtyanounted thereon, and an overlying cover-plate L, the latter enlistituting the bottom of the hopper E (Figs. 2; 3, t5, 7 and A partition f' divides the hopper It) into two compartments (lt`igs. i) and -t) for holding dit'l'erent kinds ot' seed, tor instance, corn and pum seed and peas. or other kinds ot seed as desired under ditierent conditions or` uses to which the machine may be Said partition c may be removable be taken out when desired for any purpose. Base-plateJ, fastened upon the side frame# bars, has an annular tlat seat 7' (l `ig. S) on which is placed the tiat ring or seed-disk K (Figs. 3 and 7)'. This annular seat j is provided with an oblong opening jl, arranged transversely ot' the seat or across the path of movement of the seed-disk and directly above the mouth of the `seed-chute F. Through this opening the seeds selected and the disk K, as herein'- after explained, are dropped into the chute. Said base-plate J is also formed or provided with depending'lugs j ings for the shaft H (Figs. 3 and at). The base-plate has also ya spider o r cross-arm js (Fig. 8) spanning the Icentral opening vof the plate and formed or provided with an upright tubular boss j". journaled a gear-\\l1eel M by which rotary motion is imparted'to the seed-wheel or disk K. Said gear-wheel and driver by a bevel shaft H. The seed-disk a double series denominated /c and ing the smaller holes t corn or other small seed to receive pumpkin or other larger seed ac`- cordingI to requirements. 'l`he disk is o1 course perforated accord-ing to the seed that are. desired to he planted in conjura-tion. The disk eneircles the gear-wheel M, and the latter'is shown having oppositely-disposed lugs or projections m similarlyalisposed notches in the inner eircle or periphery ot' the seed-disk (I `igs. It, T and 8), lock and rotate together. this mode o't' connection applied.

pinion N on the of holes ol di respectively, adaptand the larger holes lt noted that attords convenient and detaching the parts'without the necessity of. manipulat ing any fastening devices.

rl`he eover-plate L. which stitutes the hopper bottom, concentric arc-.shaped elongated openings or slots, Z and Z1, the arc-slot Z beingr arranged within the circle partially described by the as aforesaid con so that it can i ance bet M is in mesh with V K, in the form shown, lias tferent sizes,

o receive grains off causing the two parts to interhas therein two' pkin seed, cottoni t i i i l i l t i i l i i m. engaging site sides of the partition e in the hopper, so

that. the seed contained in each compartment can drop into or enter only the holes of the seed-wheel which are exposed below the areslot in that compartment. In other words, the smaller .seed in one compartment of the iopper may drop through the Z slot into `the holes o'tA the disk,lwhile the larger seed in the other compartment may drop through the slot Z1 into the holes Zal. The

upon the base-plate, being supported thereon by small feet or depending studs Z2 (Figs. 3 and (5) so as to leave a slight cleardisk. By means of a bolt Z, 'inserted through the aforesaid tubular projection or oss jt, the cover-plate cover-plate ween the cover-plate and the seedn and baseplate are secured together, with the seed-disk K ar- I .ranged between them to revolve with the gear M: As shown, a Segment of thel seeddisk I( and a correspondingly-shaped portion of the base-plate J (in which 'is formed the opening y" for discharge of the seed) projects beyond the rear ot' the cover-plate and hopper sutticiently to permit the holes or, cups A: and /cl of the secd-disk to' pass clear4 ot the hopper bottom and deposit the seed into the chute F.

Within each compartment of the hopper E, the cover-plate L carries a cut-ofil I (Figs. 2, 3, G, 9 andlO). Vhis consists of a springpressed tongue or finger disposed in the arcslot. ofthe cover-plate and normally held against orsubstantially against the face of the seed-disk. Said tongue or nger has a cross-bar or pintle z', making the head 'of a IQubstantially T-shapcd device. This erosshar 'a' is pivotally seated across the arc-slotand beneath one arm of an angleshaped bracket a, the said arm `being recessed or substantially semi-tubular to house the V'saidv cross-bar or pintlc z' (Fig. 3). `On said pintle z' is coiled the Wire-spring 2 which acts between the bracket il and cut-ott1 I and thereby bears the cut-ottl yieldingly in coni' tact with the face of the seed-disk so as to prevent more than the desired number of grains from holes or cups in .said disk. The other arm of said angleshaped bracket e" is apertured to receive a bolt it by which it is secured to the coverplate. As shown indfig'. 10, the eut-oft' is ot' such breadth and shape as to avoid dropping clear through the in the disk. As shown, the cut-offs apre respectively located at the far ends of the two areeslots Z and l1. considered'with reference to the direction of rotation of .the disk K which is indicated by an arrow in Figs. 2, t3 and 7. ln operation, the seed in the two compartments ot the hopper, falling through the slots Z and Z slot and into the holes into the holes or cups and .r1 130y oel being ot' less diameter than their outer rims or margins, producing a flaring effect with the coneavity ot' eoncavity ot' the adjacent rim, which is slightly separated therefrom. By this means the wheels are adapted to cover the trench without packing or undue pressure on the germinating seed, and to leave the ground in an oval-shaped ridge adapted to .shed rain or turn the water to each side o the ridge so as io prevent` excessive baking .1nd hardening ot the earth above the germinaiing seed.l

Ylhe machine can volve the seed-disk may be desired.

he geared so as to reeither faster or slower, thereby placing the see farther apai't. This the `ground nearer or is acero pla-:lied by a multiple speed gear in combination with a. lshitting device 'for changing the speed. 'the said multiple c. .-j "c1-1 f. ,-i. ptiph. y 0 .ptit Alai (en. l. is o .l cal 1) .l t. M111 on its4 tace. a plurality o't cogs (Figs. 3 anc .3) lne gear-plate being attached to one of the. drivewheels. Uu the transn'nssionshalt ll is a sliding pinion secured by a sphne-and-groove connection o (Figs. land il), and said pinion is adapted to engage any one of the sei'iesol concentric cogs on the gear-plate l. grooved huh or collar is engaged by the l'orked "end r] ot a shift-bar Q. Said shiftbar has a handle Q1 for manipulating it, and itr may be held stationary by frictional contact with the support R on which it is slidahly secured by a yoke or stirrup r.

It is noted that the gear-plate P is formed or provided with peripheral projections or lugs p and is\secured to the Spokes of the drive-wheel by"means of U-shaped clips p1 or fastening devices ot any appropriate construction, whereby the gear-plate `can be easily attached and removed if broken.

.\s aforesaid the shaft H has bearin s in the lugs jg on the under-side of the aseplate below the hopper, and communicates motion lo the seed-disk through the gears N and `.\l. rl`he rear end of said Shaft is stepped in a hearing S fitted upon the aXle ./.f' ol' the covering-wheels l).

o ol' the axle are preferably bolted or attached to the under-sides of the horizonta llanpges otf they longitudinal frame-bars. the said bearing S has a rearwardly projecting arm constitutingthe aforesaid support lt on which the shift-bar Q, is slidably secured. This ai'm lt is bolted to the rear each rim confronting the l l dl For shifting the pinion,.its`

i l l i i l l l The bearings rows at. once.` lt may c the box unless two varieties are to glg end of the machine frame to prevent rotation of the bearing S.

1t is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the speeilic details ot' construction shown, inasmuch as such changes as may fall within the province of the skilled mechanic'may be made without departing fr'om the scope of the invention as pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

The seeder may of course be embodied in a. double planter', that is one equipped with tivo seeding meclianisn'is for dropping two also be used tor planting` either one. or two kinds ot seeds. it is not. necessary to have two varieties in be planted. Ye claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. ln'a seeding machine for planting dit'- t'erent kindsI of .seed iii conjunction, a seeding mechanism comprising a hopper divided into separate comlnirtments for the ditl'er'entseed, a base-plate. thereunder having a discharge-opening, a. i'evoluble. seed-disk thereon having a pluralityot' concentric rows ot holes, both rows ot' holes adapted to pass over said discharge opening, and a coverplate in the bottom oi the. hopper overlyingr said seed-disk and having within each compartment a segmental slot overlying only one ot' thel said rows ot'. holes in the seeddisk, whereby the different kinds of `:seed in the compartments are dropped into the. ditiierent rows o't' holes and deposited through said discharge-opening.v

2. In a seed-planting machine, a seeding mechanism conipiisinga base-plate having an oblong discharge-opening therethrough extending across the path oi movement ot' a seed-disk, the said seed-disk revolubly x,ated on said base-plate and having a plurality of concentric rows of holes therethrough, a cover-plate. overlying said seed-disk and having a plurality of elongated slots therethrough, onc on each side ot' thc'center ot the seed-disk, and one slot curved in the arc ot' a circle lying within the circle partially described by the other slot, each ot said ro\vs of holes being arranged concentric with or to pass under one of said curved slots, in 'coinbination with a divided hopper having a separate compartment karranged over each ot said curved slots, and means for rotating said seed-wheel so as to bring the holes vtherein successively over said dischargeopcning.

3.- In a staal-planting machine, a. .seeding mechanism comprising a. base-plate. ha ving a. flat. annular portion through a segment ot which is ioi'med an oblong discharge-ipeuing attending across the, path ot" movement ot' a seed-disk, the said seed-disk revolubly seated on said annular portion and having a. plurality of concentric rows ot holes therellttt llt lll() through7 a cover-plateoverlying said seednation of v`a hase-plate having oppositelydisk and havingl a plurality of slots theredisposed depending luge, a seed-disk l'evo- 40 through at opposite sides,l 'at' the center of the z lubly mounted thereon and having a central disk, one slot lying within the circle pargear, a drive-shaft extending longitudinally tiailv deserihed hv the other, and each slot t of the machine and having bearings in said tfonei-ntrie with a vrow oi" holes in said secdlugs and provided with a gear in mesh with disk. ent-ot's at the terminals ofthe slots to- It said ycentral gear of said seed-disk, and a 45 ward whieh the. seed-,disk travels, a. divided j drive-wheel axle provided with a step-bearhopper having separate compartments ver ing for the rear end of said shaft. 3J. the respective .slotat and means for rotating TI In a seed plantingI machine, the basesaid seed-wheel as to bring the holes i plate o1 a seedingl mechanism having detl'ierein sueeessivelv over said disehargepending` apertured lugs and a 'flat annular 50 opening. l seat for e. :seed-disk adapted to revolve about Jr. ln a .semi-plantel 'a revoluhle seedldisk the central opening; in .said annulus, together i.; having;l holes or cup's.therein and a coveri with a eross-har or spider spanning),` said cenplate or hopper-hottont theretn'er having' an trat opening and having a hess thereon, in are-shaped slot therein overlying' said holes combination with a gear-wheel journaled on 55 or oups, it; eoinhiinition with a eut-ott' eonsaid hess. the said :-'eeddisl{ loelted to Said sisting oi a substantially T-shaimd device gearswheel. a .shaft extending longitudimlll)rv having' a pintle or cross-har pivotally-seated ot the machine and having its` hearings Vin across the slot. and a tongue or linger pro- .said lne'sand in a hearing-block lifted on jet-tingl therefrom and spring-pressed into the axle ot rear supporting wheels one of (5o .said slot. and against the faee ol' the disk, said wheels earl-ying"concentric rows of cogs and a hraclet attached on the cover-plate orut'veeth. said shaft. having a gear fixed having a snaai-tubular portion housing` said thereon in mesh 'with the gear on said boss, pintle or cross-har. and having an adjustable gear-wheel adapt- 5. .Tn a seed-planting' machine, the eomhied toengage any one of said concentric rows nation of a revoluhle seed-disk having' a pluoti coge, and means for throwing' said adjustrality of concentric rows ot' holes. a eoverahle gear-wheel into and ont of engagement; :.0 plate therefor,V a two-eompartment hopper i with said coge.

disposed ahove the cover-plate, the roverA ln testimonbv"whereof we allix our signa; plate having` an are-shaped slot in eaeh eonitures` in presence ot' two witnesses. partaient registering with 011e seriesl ot holes .in the seed-disk, each of said arc-.shaped l ,ERNEST Ohm-@AND FOWIER 35 slots terminating at one end at the rear of f mos' 1"' DAM' the hopper, and means for rotating the .seed- Witnesses:

d isk. .l S. C. APPLEBY,

t3. ln a .seed-planting machine. the eolnbi- I. H. C. VILSON.

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